Aubameyang has endured a difficult 18 months, especially since leaving Barca for Chelsea, where he failed to live up to expectations
By Kehinde Okeowo
Chelsea striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, has responded to a message from a sympathetic Arsenal fan who offered him support after a poor outing during Gunners’ 3-1 defeat of the Blues.
The 33-year-old has endured a difficult 18 months in his career, especially since leaving La Liga club, Barcelona for Premier League outfit, Chelsea where he has also failed to live up to expectations.
Aubameyang had a rare opportunity to start the derby against his former club, Arsenal on Tuesday night but had an evening to forget as he touched the ball just nine times, including four kick-offs.
The Gabon international was eventually taken off at half-time by Lampard in an attempt to salvage an already embarrassing first period at the Emirates Stadium.
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After the forgettable experience at Arsenal, a Gunners supporter expressed some sympathy in an Instagram post that was captioned: “No matter what I’ll always love you Auba.”
The fan wrote: “Honestly feel so bad for him.
“Always positive, almost lost his mother, caught malaria, toxic end at Arsenal, went to Barca and got his house robbed, now gone to Chelsea and not playing at all.
“Was made fun of at Stamford Bridge by our players and now booed by fans that he loved.”
Apparently touched by the comment, Aubameyang replied saying: “You know sometimes people forget what’s the real life and forget about how you can’t control what’s happened.”